*UNEDITED*When Haruka woke up the next morning. He found his wife fast asleep in his arms. He placed a light kiss on her lips before he moved her arms away. Honestly Haruka wanted nothing more than to sleep in and cuddle with her. But he has work to do. With all the interruptions recently, he has neglected some of his work as a judge for the Dream Stars Tournament.
The tournament too has had many delays already. He proceeded to go to the bathroom when he saw something on the table. A tray of food covered in plastic.
A small note attached to the side.
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Hubby, I"m not working till later.
I"m very tired because of you.
But here is my loving meal.
Lila
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Haruka chuckled when he saw the pouty face drawing. His wife is so adorable, he looked back at her fast asleep. "Maybe he can cuddle with her for awhile longer." Haruka decided this quickly and climbed back onto the bed. He brought his wife back into his arms.
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Five hours later - 12:30 -
After spending a blissful morning with his wife in his arms. Haruka eventually went to work. His thoughts broke of when he spotted a woman with short brown hair by the elevator. A deep sigh crossed his lips as he walked over. For the past two hours Haruka avoided her. But it seems like he can"t do so any longer.
When Rikka saw him the girl immediately turned away.
Haruka sighed. "Hey, are you that mad?"
"How could you leave me alone with her of all people?" Rikka"s tone is filled with venon.
At that comment Haruka looked away with a guilty expression. Indeed, what was he thinking leaving her with Sophia? Even if the two are cousins, Sophia won"t hold back. "I"m sorry, did you---"
Haruka didn"t want to finish that sentence at all. He looked at the girl"s appearance and saw deep markings on her neck. His gaze dimmed, "so Sophia is that brutal huh?" She even got other guys to help solve Rikka"s problem, even though she should have called the boyfriend.
He extended his hand out and patted her hair. "Sorry." he apologized again. "Next time I will do my best to protect you."
Rikka slumped her head on his chest. "I knew that situation was bad. It was only normal you left. But why did you leave me alone? That situation, why did you abandon me."
"I"m sorry."
"So where did you go?" Rikka glared at him as she lifted her head up.
His sweat fell when he saw the menacing look in her eyes. "Why are all the women around him so frightening?" Then again, he is lucky it isn"t his wife who is mad.
"I was at Lila"s place."
Rikka"s gaze darkened and Haruka averted his gaze.
"Of course your wife has priority. That"s fine and all. I accept that much. But is the difference between us that bad? You won"t even touch me to help me out of a bad situation. Yet you run to her the moment you got the chance to."
"It was a coincidence." Haruka explained. "Her mother was the one who found me."
"Then did you do it with her too? Was it fun?" Rikka snapped.
"Hey listen to me. I know saying sorry won"t make up for what happened to you last night. But, I didn"t do it deliberately." Haruka mumbled.
"Your such a jerk!" Rikka exclaimed. "Why do you have to be so honest? Why can"t you consider my feelings for one second?"
Before Haruka could reply to that, Rikka rushed of. He awkwardly ran his hands through his hair and sighed as he watched her retreating figure. Any normal person would chase after her. But, "that"s no longer his role." Caring for Rikka already upsets Lila, while he can"t stop that. Haruka knew his own boundaries with her.
"Well forget it." Maybe he can search for his wife? Lila should be in this building too. Just as he thought that, he spotted somebody peeking through a plant. Haruka"s eyes widened and he chuckled.
"Lila, come over here." Haruka called out.
Her eyes brightened and she rushed over. Lila clung to him happily. "Good morning!"
"Morning." his gaze softened when he saw how cheerful she was. "You alright?"
"Un, much better."
That"s good to know. Still watching her act so innocent bothers him. Haruka bent down and covered her mouth with his. He only kissed her briefly, but it was enough.
"Good morning." Haruka mumbled.
"Haruka. haruka, um I"m nervous!"
"Stupid, don"t say that."
Lila laughed. "But I really am."
She makes it so hard for him to resist doing anything to her. Why does Lila have to be so cute and adorable all the time? Haruka debated in his head for a few minutes before he grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her away. He found an empty stairwell, and backed her against the wall.
"Part two?"
"You are too cute Lila," he mumbled. "You know if you weren"t so cute maybe I wouldn"t kiss you senseless all the time."
"N-n-not at here!" she exclaimed. "Anyone could walk over and see us!"
"n.o.body is around," he traced her lips with his thumb. "Besides you forgot to tell me that Kiryu kissed you right?"
"Ah uh," Lila looked away awkwardly. "The thing is that was um to cheer me up."
"An excuse." Haruka brought his lips to her ear. "Then, cheer me up Lila."
"Mmm, hubby. I tried to cheer you up last night but you fell asleep."
"You could have continued."
"You know I did that, but then I fell asleep too."
Haruka looked at her amused. "She did that?" That"s good to know. He squeezed her hands. "I"m sorry about the other day Lila. Our date was cancelled."
Lila glares at him, "It was cancelled because you didn"t stay with me."
"Now my wife, weren"t you kissing someone else too?"
"Hmph!" Lila turned away from him.
"Well, my jealousy aside. Are you alright Lila? I heard you carelessly used your ability yesterday."
"Mmm," Lila nodded. "I had to help with the investigation."
"So she used her powers." Haruka didn"t like that idea very much. However in order to deal with Zane, Lila eventually has to use her powers. Even if he wants to keep her locked up and away from harm. Haruka understands he won"t be able to stop her any longer.
If he can"t stop her then all he can do is go along with everything she said. "Don"t push yourself too much wife. You need to rest."
Lila nodded. "That"s true, I need you to relax."
Haruka raised his eyebrows at that comment. "You need me?"
"Well," Lila nodded. She plays with his tie, "I do need you. You help me relax."
The rest of her words seemed to vanish. All he could do was focus on the feeling of Lila"s fingers. Is she doing this deliberately? This girl isn"t innocent. Haruka knew that for a long time now. But Lila always acts calm and composed. She doesn"t show this side to him often. He needs to release it somehow.